television

The long-awaited session of the Council of State on Friday convened to examine the legality of a law covering the broadcast television license framework following the government's decision to decrease the number of national broadcasters to four. The session...

With just four television channels broadcasting, competition and diversity in the media will be adversely affected while the state will lose an estimated 30 million in revenues for each channel every year, main opposition New Democracy's Vice-President Kostis Hatzidakis...

The government-run competition for four private TV licenses received a total of eleven bids. So far, George Karatzaferis private TV station, ART (City), has been excluded from joining in the tender according to a decision by the General Secretariat...

State Minister Nikos Pappas said that the government's shakeup of television licenses is the correct route to follow in response to a question in Greek Parliament by socialist PASOK MP Andreas Loverdos. In his question, addressing concerns expressed by...

The deadline for the submission for TV licenses with the Greek General Secretariat of Communication was at 3 p.m. on Monday. Eleven applications were made, however only four will be successful. Those who applied were: Skai S. A. Star...

Greece’s television landscape will soon change, with the number of licenses granted for TV channels broadcasting nationally restricted to four, according to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. The Syriza-led government has been eager to change the country's television landscape since...

A process for licensing the televised media is now in the final stages of preparation and will soon be ready to begin. This is according to Greek Minister of State Nikos Pappas in an interview on the Greek radio station "Sto Kokkino",...

I have come to the conclusion there is not much hope for a nation where the system manipulates citizens day-in and day-out for all sorts of reasons but primarily for self-interests. Without meritocracy or transparency, it works like clockwork...

John Stamos will be back on TV as a medieval knight in the series premiere of "Galavant." The unique show has been one of the most anticipated premieres of the new January TV season. "Galavant" is a mix of traditional fairytales with elements...

U.S. television network FX has put in a 10-episode order for the comedy "Baskets," co-created and executive produced by Zach Galifianakis, Louis C.K. and Jonathan Krisel. Galifianakis will also star in the series as a man who leaves his corporate job to become a professional clown. “To say Zach’s portrayal...